* Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga –Mental Health Services
* Salary $91, $106,330.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | Part Time 22.5 hours per week – Contract until May 2026
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a passionate, talented, and caring Social Worker to join the Mental Health Services Team
The Mental Health Hospital in the Home Service (HITH) is an alternative option to hospital admission for the person experiencing an acute episode of mental illness.
The aim of HITH is to provide a hospital level of care that is high quality evidenced based interventions, treatments, and therapies in a person's own home; enabling them to feel valued, empowered and connected to family or carers.
About the role:
As the Social Worker duties for the role will include:
* Developing, implementing and evaluating specific social work therapeutic interventions eg individual counselling, family interventions, crisis intervention, brief therapy and focused psychological strategies
* Liaising with and requesting the assistance of other disciplines when necessary to contribute to the care and recovery of the consumer
* Evaluating the progress made with each consumer, and when appropriate, facilitating transfer of care in a timely manner
* Linking and co-ordinating an appropriate range of resources and specialist and general services within and across sectors
About you:
* Ability to provide core social work skills including psychosocial assessment, counselling, individual and group work, relationship and family interventions, crisis intervention and brief therapy
* Ability to undertake comprehensive assessment skills including, consumer needs analysis, assessment skills in mental state and risk assessment
* Ability to work collaboratively and cohesively with consumers, carers, other agencies, community services and the multi-disciplinary team
* An appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Sheila Byrne, Nurse Unit Manager,,
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 10th December 2025
Attachments:
* AHP2 - Role Description
* Australian applicant guidelines
* International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
* We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
* The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
* Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
* SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 923253